Full Coverage: Myanmar
Myanmar: 1500 visas issued after cyclone
AP - Tue Jul 8, 12:27 AM ETYANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military regime has approved visas for more than 1,500 international aid workers to help victims of Cyclone Nargis, with half of them involved in relief operations in storm-hit regions, the state-media said Tuesday.
Off the Wires
- Myanmar may free Suu Kyi in six months: Singapore minister Reuters - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
- Border dispute, Myanmar, top ASEAN ministers' talks AFP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
- ASEAN ministers 'deeply disappointed' over Suu Kyi detention AFP - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
- Myanmar says Suu Kyi may be freed soon AP - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
- Asian security talks to tackle NKorea, Myanmar AFP - Sat Jul 19, 9:57 PM ET
News Stories
- Junta's Delays in Myanmar Are Less Costly Than Feared at The New York Times - Tue, Jun 17, 2008
- Rejected by junta, US aid ships sail from Burma at The London Times - Thu, Jun 05, 2008
- Pentagon chief Gates rules out forcing aid on Myanmar at The Los Angeles Times - Mon, Jun 02, 2008
- Myanmar Aid Workers Say Delta Needs Are `Critical' at Bloomberg.com - Fri, May 30, 2008
- Burmese Economy Is an Obstacle to Aid at The New York Times - Thu, May 29, 2008
Feature Articles
- In Myanmar, a Times reporter worked in secret to cover the story at The Los Angeles Times - Fri, Jun 13, 2008
- Second wave economic crisis in Myanmar at Asia Times Online - Mon, Jun 02, 2008
- Can a cyclone open the iron fist of Myanmar's generals? at The Los Angeles Times - Fri, May 23, 2008
- Will Burma keep its word on aid? at BBC - Fri, May 23, 2008
- Junta Offers Showcase Camps, but Most Burmese Lack Aid at The New York Times - Fri, May 23, 2008
- For Cyclone Victims, Private Aid vs. a Showcase at The New York Times - Thu, May 22, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- Mulish Myanmar at Seattle Times - Sat, May 31, 2008
- Let Them Eat Frogs at The Washington Post - Fri, May 30, 2008
- In U.S., a Multitude of Forces Drains the Spirit of Giving at The Washington Post - Fri, May 23, 2008
- Myanmar's killing fields of neglect at Asia Times Online - Sat, May 17, 2008
- Only war would provoke intervention in Burma at The Guardian (UK). - Sat, May 17, 2008
- Six Months Since Cyclone Sidr at The New York Times - Fri, May 16, 2008
Related Web Sites
- Nargis Help
- wiki and blog that provides links to news, relief operations, and other Cyclone Nargis-related resources.
- Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- site includes a profile of the country.
- Myanmar Information Committee
- government site that includes annual 'information sheets' with updates on the political situation in the country.
- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
- site created to honor the Burmese resistance leader and Nobel laureate. Includes speeches and interviews, a biography, and more.
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- profile of the Burmese opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, from the BBC.
- Nobel Peace Prize: Aung San Suu Kyi
- features her profile and the 1991 acceptance speech in her honor.